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Torquay, VIC

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Torquay Statistics

Location Details
  • Region

    Great Ocean Road
  • Population

    16,940
  • Nearest Capital

    104km
  • Nearest Airport

    Avalon airport 53km
  • Median House Price

    $1,290,000
  • December Temp °C
    23 / 11

Torquay is the official start of the Great Ocean Road. It is well known for Bells Beach and the birthplace of iconic surf brands, the region is the surfing capital of Australia.

The community in Torquay is known for being friendly and diverse.

Recent years have seen increased development of the area. With the ‘old town’ between the highway and the beach almost fully developed, housing spread to Jan Juc, west of Spring Creek, and new estates opened to the north of the town.

Images credit: Tourism Australia

Torquay
Community

Living in regional Australia gives you access to a wealth of community services, such as hospitals, libraries, bars and eateries.

Data source: Department of Health Commonwealth declared hospitals [2021], Australia Post. Google [2021]

Amenities within 50km of Torquay

Hospital
20
Doctors & Allied Health
50+
Library
7
Post Office
14
Bars & Eateries
50+
Groceries & Convenience
20

Torquay
Housing

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Comparison to median State house price

4%
Property in Torquay

Based on LGA data

Median House Price

$1,290,000

Rental House Median Price Per Month

$1,519

Attached Dwelling Median Price

$880,000

Data source: ABS, [2019, 2020], LGA updated [2021], Corelogic [2024]

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    Jobs in Torquay

    Based on LGA data

    Median Salary Per Year

    $46,239

    Median Personal Income Per Week

    $889

    Median Family Income Per Week

    $938

    Data source: ABS [2016, 2017, 2020]

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    Torquay
    Education

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    Number of Institutions

    209

    Data sources:

    Australian Children's Education & Care Quality Authority, Australian Curriculum, Assessment and Reporting Authority, Wikipedia, 4icu.

    Schools And Universities in Torquay

    Education within 25KM of Torquay

    123 Childcare Centres
    guardian childcare & education torquay
    torquay college outside school hours care
    camp australia - st therese primary school, torquay oshc
    goodstart early learning torquay
    torquay kindergarten
    torquay early learning centre
    the hive early learning centre torquay
    little groms early learning
    southern cross montessori torquay
    elements child care and early learning centre torquay
    butterfield house child care and kindergarten
    camp australia - christian college geelong - surf coast campus oshc
    kurrambee myaring community centre
    surf coast shire family day care scheme
    the jan juc preschool
    torquay ymca early learning centre, torquay coast ymca before and after school program, torquay ymca holiday program
    kelly club lisieux catholic primary school
    childs play torquay
    bellbrae ps theircare
    mount duneed ps theircare
    big childcare - mirripoa ps oshc
    elements child care and early learning centre warralily
    brighthouse early learning armstrong creek
    armstrong creek ymca before & after school program & armstrong creek ymca holiday program
    armstrong creek east children's centre
    anglesea primary school oshc
    grovedale preschool
    grovedale child and family centre
    goodstart early learning grovedale - torquay road
    kelly club oshc nazareth catholic primary school
    goodstart early learning grovedale - pioneer road
    goodstart early learning waurn ponds
    mandama primary school combined oshc
    greenville kindergarten
    evolve early learning and kindergarten
    nido early school waurn ponds
    grovedale ps oshc - extend
    nido early school grovedale
    town & country children's centre
    anglesea kindergarten
    moriac primary school out of school hours care (after care)
    next steps early learning centre
    williams house kindergarten
    moriac kindergarten
    clairvaux cps theircare
    city learning & care - belmont
    elements child care and early learning centre
    belmont community kindergarten
    team holiday - highton
    oberon ps oshc - extend
    bellaire primary school oshc program
    bop bop karrong barwon heads (kornoo)
    play cc&k (child care & kindergarten)
    roslyn primary school outside school hours care
    alexander thomson preschool
    school support services highton oshc program
    bellevue preschool
    mitchell street early learning centre
    ceres ps theircare
    st lukes highton kindergarten
    belmont primary school communityosh
    camp australia - montpellier primary school oshc
    breakwater kindergarten
    camp australia - geelong east primary school oshc
    whittington child and family centre
    kelly club oshc whittington primary school
    geelong and district ymca vacation care
    tate street out of school hours care service
    thomson kindergarten
    wilsons road early learning & kinder
    bellarine kids early learning centre
    fyans park kindergarten
    woodlands house outside school hours care program
    young minds early learning centre
    kelly club oshc st robert's catholic primary school
    bond street kindergarten
    camp australia - fyans park primary school oshc
    south geelong ps theircare
    chilwell outside school hours care
    camp australia - south geelong primary school oshc
    kelly club oshc newcomb park primary school
    normanby street preschool
    goodstart early learning geelong east
    bambini early learning centre newtown
    camp australia - st mary's primary school geelong oshc
    moolap primary school oshc - extend
    the hive early learning centre
    the geelong college outside school hours care and vacation care program
    bay city early learning centre
    city learning & care - ariston
    city of greater geelong family day care service
    federation children - newtown
    paisley park early learning centre newtown
    goodstart early learning newtown
    camp australia - st john's lutheran school oshc
    leopold kindergarten
    ocean grove & district preschool
    camp australia - ocean grove primary school oshc
    woodlands preschool
    woodlands house child care
    the geelong college early learning centre
    leopold child and family centre
    allanvale preschool
    leopold primary outside school hours care program
    geelong west/ashby primary school after school care activities program
    geelong west kindergarten
    holy spirit ps (manifold heights) oshc - extend
    camp australia - manifold heights primary school oshc
    st patrick's ps (geelong west) oshc - extend
    boorai centre ocean grove
    camp australia - surfside primary school oshc
    rix street kindergarten
    elements child care and early learning centre geelong west
    school support services - herne hill oshc program
    herne hill kindergarten
    william parker memorial kindergarten
    headstart early learning centre ocean grove
    basc out of school hours care
    kardinia early learning - geelong
    kardinia international college kindergarten
    camp australia - kardinia international college oshc
    bell park kindergarten
    imagination garden geelong
    61 Primary Schools
    moriac primary school
    surfside primary school
    our lady star of the sea school
    ocean grove primary school
    freshwater creek steiner school
    woodline primary
    barwon heads primary school
    mount duneed regional primary school
    christian college geelong - middle school – highton
    bellbrae primary school
    mirripoa primary school
    grovedale west primary school
    mandama primary school
    bellaire primary school
    nazareth school
    highton primary school
    clairvaux catholic school
    aireys inlet primary school
    montpellier primary school
    geelong lutheran college
    roslyn primary school
    oberon south primary school
    st therese school
    torquay p-6 college
    lisieux catholic primary school
    grovedale primary school
    oberon primary school
    fyans park primary school
    belmont primary school
    torquay coast primary school
    armstrong creek school
    geelong grammar school - bostock house campus
    st catherine of siena catholic primary school
    the geelong college
    st robert's school
    chilwell primary school
    anglesea primary school
    leopold primary school
    st margaret's school
    geelong east primary school
    tate street primary school geelong
    whittington primary school
    bell park north primary school
    rollins primary school
    holy family school
    kardinia international college
    hamlyn banks primary school
    st patrick's school
    herne hill primary school
    ashby primary school
    wallington primary school
    moolap primary school
    manifold heights primary school
    holy spirit parish school
    newcomb park primary school
    st mary's school
    st john's lutheran school geelong
    ceres primary school
    christ the king school
    newtown primary school
    geelong south primary school
    21 High Schools
    bellarine secondary college-ocean grove campus
    christian college institute of senior education
    christian college geelong - middle school – highton
    grovedale college
    geelong lutheran college
    belmont high school
    surf coast secondary college
    iona college geelong
    st joseph's college geelong
    oberon high school
    geelong grammar school - bostock house campus
    the geelong college
    sacred heart college
    newcomb secondary college
    north geelong secondary college
    kardinia international college
    western heights secondary college
    clonard college
    geelong high school
    matthew flinders girls secondary college
    seda college (victoria) - afl- geelong
    3 Universities
    deakin university
    deakin university
    deakin university
    1 Tafe
    gordon institute of tafe

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